May 1 2026

GMED M4 Final Capstone Presentations

May 1, 2026

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Location

COMRB 2175

Address

909 S Wolcott Ave, Room 2175, Chicago, IL 60612

Please join us as our GMED Class of 2026 present their Final Capstone projects.

Schedule of events:

1:00-1:10 Welcome – Paul Blessing, Director of GMED

Pediatric and Adolescent Health

1:10-1:25 - Nihmot Adebayo: Assessing the Utility of digital health tools for addressing the mental health needs of newly arrived migrant teens in Chicago

1:25-1:40 - Israel Makinde: Improving Nutritional Status of Neonatal Surgical Patients with Gastrointestinal Disorders in Uganda

1:40-1:50   Comments by Moderator

Intimate Partner Violence

1:50-2:05    Eman Sharif: Improving Nutritional Status of Neonatal Surgical Patients with Gastrointestinal Disorders in Uganda

2:05-2:20 - Hana Ahmed: Developing a Community -Informed, Culturally-Tailored Violence Prevention Screening Tool for Arab Americans

2:20-2:35 - Lina Issa: Stakeholder Recommendations on IPV Screening for Arab Americans in a Healthcare Setting: A Community Informed, Culturally Tailored Approach

2:35-2:45    Comments by Moderator

Environmental and Infectious Disease

2:45-3:00   Gabriella Gonzalez Perez: Systematic Review on Maternal and Infant Outcomes Among Pregnant Women with Tuberculosis .

3:00-3:15    Diane Edwards: Toxic Exposure as a Global Health Justice Issue: An I nterdisciplinary Approach

3:15-3:25    Comments by Moderator

3:25-3:30   Closing Comments – Stevan Weine, Director, Center for Global Health

Contact

Jeanne Burian

Date posted

Apr 8, 2026

Date updated

Apr 28, 2026